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I like fruity bath and body products. I don’t exactly eat healthy, so slathering on fruit-based skincare products allows me to vicariously live the healthy life. But one thing I’m not too keen on when it comes to these products is, ironically, their overly sweet scent. I want to smell good, but I don’t want to reek of a walking fruit basket.

It’s a good thing I was able to try The Face Shop’s Sweet Body with Avocado line, which provides ultra-hydrating benefits for my normal-to-dry skin, as well as provide a delicious sweet scent without fear of being chased by red ants.

Check out the line on the next page.

Sweet Body with Avocado contains vitamin E and protein that hydrates parched skin.

Sweet Body with Avocado Moisture Cleanser: P525

The line’s Moisture Cleanser is an anti-drying shower gel that can be used daily. Unlike regular soaps and bath gels, it doesn’t leave a tight, dry feeling after you’ve rinsed it off.

Sweet Body with Avocado Moisture Exfoliator: P525

For extra dry skin areas, use the Moisture Exfoliator, which contains walnut skin powder and jojoba wax to slough off flaky skin. This clarifying scrub leaves the skin smooth, especially with its avocado oil that nourishes skin.

Sweet Body with Avocado Moisture Lotion: P525

The Moisture Lotion is easily absorbed by the skin, yet keeps skin moisturized for hours. One way I can tell if a certain brand of lotion is of good quality is if I can feel it being washed off after several hours of applying it on my skin. The first time I tried the Sweet Body with Avocado lotion on my hands, it really didn’t feel sticky—which, however, may sometimes mean that it easily wears off and doesn’t provide round-the-clock moisturization. But when I washed my hands after 12 hours, my hands felt slippery, as if the lotion was being washed off—because it was still there on my skin. Needless to say, I was impressed.

Sweet Body with Avocado Moisture Oil: P615

I like using the Moisture Oil after a shower right before going to bed. Massaging it onto my skin is a nice way to pamper my tired skin. The oil is ideal for sensitive skin and soothes it using camellia and macadamia nut oil. You can also use this as a mildly scented body spritz, especially when you’re in areas prone to make your skin dry, like an air-conditioned office.

Sweet Body with Avocado Moisture Balm: P615

I haven’t tried the Moisture Balm, but according to the product label, it includes shea butter (one of my favorite skincare ingredients), mango butter, avocado oil, and macadamia oil. It’s meant to provide intense hydration for stubbornly dry skin.

So many products, but which should you use? You can actually use the entire line simultaneously, especially if your dry skin really needs a sweet treat. I suggest you try the Moisture Cleanser for your daily shower, then use the Moisture Exfoliator either: 1) once a week, or; 2) on extremely dry skin areas like elbows, knees, feet, etc, simultaneously with the cleanser. As for the moisture lotion, use it after you shower, then save the Moisture Oil for those before-bedtime baths to smoothen as well as calm your skin. You can also use the oil lightly as a mildly scented body spray.

The Face Shop has branches at Glorietta; Power Plant Mall, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City; Robinsons Galleria; Robinsons Place Manila; Shangri-La Plaza; The Podium; Citywalk 2, Eastwood City; Shoppesville Arcade, Greenhills Shopping Center; TriNoma; Alabang Town Center; SM Megamall; SM North EDSA – The Block; SM Mall of Asia; SM Sucat; SM Southmall; SM Fairview; SM Taytay; SM City Pampanga; SM City Bacolod; Ayala Center Cebu; and SM Cebu. Soon to open is a branch at Festival Mall.

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